Vocabulary

unskillful; poor; awkward

desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; underlay

diarrhea; diarrhoea

provisional disposition; temporary injunction

mask

what; what sort of thing

seasoning; flavoring; flavouring

end; extremity; limit

resolute; determined; bold

song; ballad

Mars (planet)

gunpowder; powder

bride

overseas Chinese

congeniality; satisfaction; gratification

church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle

to turn; to rotate; to spin; to twist; to gyrate

regret; repentance

doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief

opening (for that day's business; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)

class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy

auxiliary organization (organisation); extra-departmental body; fringe organization

outward appearance; looks

water shortage

helmet (of a warrior); headpiece

iron pot; kettle

completion; conclusion

tidal flat; tideland

deep emotion; strong feelings

custom; convention; common practice

inspection; inspector

(editorial) supervision; general editorship

jurisdiction

high and low speed; fast and slow; pace; tempo

naval vessels; warships

the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); the eve (of)

among rocks

stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

industrialist; entrepreneur

to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about